23 faculty and 0 courses in Biochemistry at Colgate University.
- James (Eddie) Watkins, Professor of Biology h-index 26
Of fertile leaves in a widespread fern species and its implications on the evolution of reproductive dimorphism. Ecology and Evolution. 2023 Aros-Mualin, D., C. Flores-Galván, S. Páez, J.A. Pelosi, E. Soro
Notable: “Vascular epiphyte distribution patterns: explaining the mid‐elevation richness peak” (2005) · 283 citations
- Krista Ingram, Professor of Biology h-index 22
Social behavior, chronobiology, human behavior, molecular ecology, tropical conservation genetics, and comparative sociogenomics. Teaching interests include animal behavior, evolutionary biology, molecular ecology and the evolution
Notable: “Cryptic species as a window on diversity and conservation” (2006) · 3,512 citations
- Damhnait McHugh, Raab Family Chair and Professor of Biology h-index 22
Notable: “Molecular evidence that echiurans and pogonophorans are derived annelids” (1997) · 369 citations
- Ana Jimenez, Associate Professor of Biology h-index 22
Notable: “Shifts in Bird Migration Timing in North American Long-Distance and Short-Distance Migrants Are Associated with Climate Change” (2017) · 67 citations
- Ronald (Ron) Hoham, Professor of Biology, Emeritus h-index 21
Notable: “EVIDENCE A PHOTOPROTECTIVE FOR SECONDARY CAROTENOIDS OF SNOW ALGAE1” (1993) · 246 citations
- Ken Belanger, Russell Colgate Distinguished University Professor of Biology h-index 17
Es on the populations of microbes (both prokaryotic and eukaryotic) inhabiting particular environments ranging from the soil, to lakes and streams, to the human digestive tract. Ultimately, we hope to better understand how these microbes in
Notable: “Antibiotic Exposure by 6 Months and Asthma and Allergy at 6 Years: Findings in a Cohort of 1,401 US Children” (2010) · 292 citations
- Geoffrey (Geoff) Holm, Professor of Biology; Chair of the Biology Department h-index 17
Es on mammalian reoviruses, members of the Reoviridae family of non-enveloped viruses containing genomes of 10-12 segments of double-stranded (ds) RNA. This family includes mammalian orthoreoviruses (reoviruses), orbiviruses, and rotaviruse
Notable: “A Plasmid-Based Reverse Genetics System for Animal Double-Stranded RNA Viruses” (2007) · 283 citations
- Randall (Randy) Fuller, Russell Colgate Distinguished University Professor, Biology, Emeritus h-index 17
Notable: “The Food Habits of Stoneflies (Plecoptera) in the Upper Gunnison River, Colorado1” (1977) · 71 citations
- Ahmet Ay, Professor of Biology and Mathematics; Director of the Picker Interdisciplinary Science Institute h-index 16
Teaching: My teaching interests include Systems Biology, Bioinformatics, Modeling of Biological Systems, Biostatistics, Numerical Analysis, Linear Algebra and Calculus. Research: My research interests fall into three categories: (1) Mathema
Notable: “Deciphering a transcriptional regulatory code: modeling short‐range repression in the Drosophila embryo” (2010) · 145 citations
- Therese Frauendorf, Assistant Professor of Biology h-index 13
Notable: “Occurrence of maize detritus and a transgenic insecticidal protein (Cry1Ab) within the stream network of an agricultural landscape” (2010) · 112 citations
- Engda Hagos, Professor of Biology h-index 12
Notable: “Time-dependent patterning of the mesoderm and endoderm by Nodal signals in zebrafish” (2007) · 137 citations
- Barbara Hoopes, Professor of Biology h-index 9
Notable: “Studies on the selectivity of DNA precipitation by spermine” (1981) · 270 citations
- Priscilla Van Wynsberghe, Associate Professor of Biology h-index 9
Notable: “LIN-28 co-transcriptionally binds primary let-7 to regulate miRNA maturation in Caenorhabditis elegans” (2011) · 139 citations
- Dietrich (Dietz) Kessler, Professor of Biology, Emeritus h-index 8
Notable: “Electron microscope observations on actomyosin and actin preparations from Physarum polycephalum, and on their interaction with heavy meromyosin subfragment I from muscle myosin” (1970) · 159 citations
- John Novak, Professor of Biology, Emeritus h-index 8
Notable: “Development and application of a macroinvertebrate functional-group approach in the bioassessment of remnant river oxbows in southwest Florida” (2002) · 146 citations
- Nancy Pruitt, Professor of Biology, Emerita h-index 6
Notable: “Seasonal changes in fatty acid composition associated with cold-hardening in third instar larvae of Eurosta solidaginis” (1997) · 100 citations
- Nancy Schult, Senior Lecturer in Biology h-index 5
Notable: “Annelid phylogeny and the status of Sipuncula and Echiura” (2007) · 344 citations
- Bineyam Taye, Associate Professor of Biology and Global Public and Environmental Health
Dr. Taye’s research focuses on understanding the interactions between the gut microbiome and intestinal parasites, including helminths and protozoa, which have coexisted in the human gastrointestinal tract throughout evolution but remain re
- Christine LaFave, Senior Laboratory Instructor in the Department of Biology
- Jacob (Jake) Shaffer, Visiting Assistant Professor of Biology
- Jennifer (Jen) Greenwich, Visiting Assistant Professor of Biology
- Paul Klawitter, Visiting Associate Professor
- Sarah McMillan, Assistant Professor of Biology
Faculty counts are directory headcounts; the named list may be a subset. h-index shown only for ORCID-backed or high-confidence OpenAlex matches. Data as of 2026-07-02.